Facts About Orem
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The estimated population of Orem is 96,725, as of 2019, making it the fifth-largest city in Utah.
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Orem uses the slogan “Family City USA.”
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Orem is renowned for the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, and its Summerfest celebration and parade in June is a popular local attraction.
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Orem is located at 40°17′56″N 111°41′47″W (40.298753, -111.696486).
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Situated in a high desert, with an average elevation of 4,756 feet, above sea level.
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The city has a total area of 18.4 square miles, all land.
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Orem has one sister city in China Ürümqi, China according to the Utah League of Cities and Towns and the Utah Sister Cities Coalition
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Orem was incorporated on May 5, 1919.
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Orem was known was Provo Bench. At this time, it was renamed after Walter Orem, the president of the railroad that passed through town.
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Orem is a city in Utah County, Utah, in the north-central part of the state.
